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Here’s a quick hit list of 6 - 7 things you probably don’t need to know about me, but are getting anyway:
I collect things. Not in a refined, museum-curator way. More in a “this sparks joy and now I own 40 of them” way. Hot Wheels, Halloween everything, vinyl records, old-school matchbooks… if it’s nostalgic, I’m in.
I’ve got four kids. All awesome. My oldest plays D1 volleyball at Radford (Virginia), my wife played at NC State, and we’ve got two more coming up the ranks. Volleyball isn’t just in the family, it’s basically the family business. I also play… assuming it’s sand, there’s a lot of rotating, and nachos + cold beer are part of the training regimen. You could say we serve the game well. (I’ll see myself out.)
I’m a social guy. I like people, gatherings, and a good excuse to bring both together. Which is how I somehow became President of my neighborhood, the Greentree West neighborhood. For 2026, I’m plotting all new events to bring folks together as well as installing trail cams around our shared pond. There’s a huge owl out there I’ve named Red, and I intend to prove he exists.
Fun fact: I never got wisdom teeth. Only about 1% of people can say that. My sisters would say it explains a lot. They are wrong. Obviously.
I’ve been into the paranormal and cryptozoology since grade school. Shoutout to the good ‘ol Book Fair for absolutely launching that lifelong curiosity (of which I still have in my library!) I blame the Book Fair for two things: my love of reading and my inability to fully rule out anything… ever.
Flying is in the family. My dad and both grandfathers were Air Force pilots. Two of my sisters, too. No, I didn’t follow suit. Partly being the perfect vision requirement, but mostly because young me was laser-focused on becoming a helicopter pilot thanks to growing up watching Airwolf and Blue Thunder.
Work stuff, since that’s probably why you’re here:
I fell into design early, somewhere between my first Apple computer and realizing I liked making things more than just using them. I still fire that thing up once or twice a year. My kids humor me in its awesomeness, briefly, before going back to their PS5… I’m choosing not to take it personally.
My career has enjoyed two lives to this point: Creative Director in the ad agency world, then UX Director in product and corporate environments (what we used to call client-side people). Turns out the mix of creative storytelling and research-driven insight makes for a very natural bridge into experience design.
I’m as comfortable directing the design work as I am doing it. Strategy is great, but so is opening Figma and actually building the thing. I like doing both, and I think teams are stronger when leaders don’t just talk about the work, but show what’s possible for both stakeholders to see and for the design team to learn from firsthand.
I love AI. There, I said it. Once you get past the noise, it’s an incredibly powerful design tool. I use it to explore ideas faster, prototype smarter, and cut through the tedious stuff so I can focus on what matters. But the real value isn’t just using tools in assisting design, it’s how it shows up in the product itself. Used well, AI can reduce user friction, anticipate needs, and make experiences feel more intuitive and useful, less like software and more like it actually gets you.